For a quick file transfer between two computers, SCP is a fine program to use. For more complex, large, or regular backups, however, the go-to tool is rsync. It’s faster, more efficient, and usable in ...

In mid-August, the first commercially available ZFS cloud replication target became available at rsync.net. Who cares, right? As the service itself states, "If you're not sure what this means, our ...

SFTP and rsync are two tools that can help you transfer files across networks and the web. Here's how to use them within macOS. There are many occasions on which you need to transfer files between two ...

-H, --hard-links This tells rsync to look for hard-linked files in the transfer and link together the corresponding files on the receiving side. Without this option, hard-linked files in the transfer ...

Let’s face it. Backups are great, but backup systems are even better. And one great tool for cloning your critical servers is rsync. Whether you clone your file systems to second disks or to entirely ...

I hate to admit it, but I’ve screwed up many times throughout the years when it’s come to using computers. My first big “Oh shi!” moment came when I was about 8-years-old, goofing around on my ...

Both scp and rsync can transfer files securely, but rsync is better for regularly scheduled transfers and handling network issues. Use scp for manual file transfers; rsync is more suited for scripts ...

Forced by licensing issues, Apple replaced the rsync command-line tool in macOS with an alternative: openrsync. Here's what you should know about the change. The rsync command-line tool has been ...

QNAP has fixed six rsync vulnerabilities that could let attackers gain remote code execution on unpatched Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices. Rsync is an open-source file synchronization tool that ...

If you need to share or transfer files between Linux machines, you have plenty of options. Here are some you might not have considered.